The predictive value of weight gain and waist circumference for gestational diabetes mellitus

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TAKMAZ T., YALVAÇ E. S., ÖZCAN P., Coban U., GÖKMEN KARASU A. F., Unsal M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.199-204, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2019.03266
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-204
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gestational diabetes mellitus, waist circumference, body mass index, weight gain, pregnancy, MATERNAL OBESITY, HIP RATIO, PREGNANCY, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, OUTCOMES, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, RISK
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The first objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and gestational weight gain (WG), waist circumference (WC), prepregnancy, and gestational body mass index (BMI). The second aim of our study was to assess the ability of WG, WC, prepregnancy, and gestational BMI with special reference to their cut-off points on predicting the risk of GDM in pregnant women in Turkey.